On December 21, 2022, Canadian private equity firm Peloton Capital Management completed an investment in the Billyard Insurance Group portfolio of companies ("BIG") by way of a share purchase transaction.

BIG is an award-winning Canadian insurance brokerage which offers coverage for home, auto, commercial, travel, pet and life insurance and financial planning services. BIG has expanded a local, family-run brokerage in Welland, Ontario to comprise over 70 branches across Canada.

Gowling WLG acted as legal counsel to BIG and its shareholders in this transaction, with a team led by Marcus Hinkley and that included Sean Walsh and Blair Somerville (corporate/M&A); Debi Sutin (franchise); Paul Carenza (tax); Andrew Bratt, Jordan Epstein and Sarah Golan (employment); Ian Macdonald (competition); Rachel Runge (insurance regulatory); Mark Giavedoni (leasing); Chris Oates (privacy); Harleen Khanijoun and Madison MacColl (trademarks and intellectual property); assisted by students-at-law Katie Ross and Clément Stacey.